Jonathan Wild has spent the better part of a decade working his way up the escalation ladder of DIY destructive devices — from a patented caseless ignition system to a hand-built Panzerfaust, then a Fliegerfaust, then the M202A1 FLASH, and most recently a hypervelocity kinetic rocket built out of declassified Cold War research. Each project got its own deep-dive book under the Wild Arms Research and Development name (or is in the process of getting one), and each build was more ambitious than the last. On this episode of the TFB Behind The Gun Podcast, Johnny returns to the show with a new venture on the table: Wild Arms Solutions, the defense contracting outfit he's stood up to apply that same self-taught expertise to drone warfare countermeasures for military clients. We talk about how a British expat DIY research operation has turned into an actual defense contractor, and how Johnny and his company are applying replica work to modern threat systems, and where he sees the counter-drone fight heading next.
TFB Behind the Gun #229: Going Supersonic w/ Johnny of Wild Arms R&D
TFB Behind the Gun #229: Going Supersonic w/ Johnny of Wild Arms R&D
On today's episode of TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast, we welcome back Jonathan Wild, founder of Wild Arms Research and Development, to talk about his newest venture: Wild Arms Solutions. Johnny built his name on meticulously researched DIY launcher builds and the companion books that came with them — now he's taking that expertise into military contract work, developing drone-threat countermeasures through the new outfit. We dig into how that opportunity came about, what skills transfer from replica weapons research to active defense programs, and what he's able to tell us about where counter-drone technology is headed.
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